0-3 to Omonoia, and it was every bit as bad as the number suggests. There are defeats you argue about and defeats you apologise for; this was the second kind.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Aris can pretend not to have heard.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Aris have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
A defender's mistake gets tidied up by somebody else; a goalkeeper's ends up in the net. He knew before the ball crossed the line, and so did everybody in the ground.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Aris can pretend not to have heard.
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Aris is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
He is the name in every column and on every phone-in, which is a heavy thing to carry at any age. Some footballers thrive on it; others are quietly finished by it.
Shifted about, taken off before the hour, asked to do somebody else's running — Alexandr Kokorin has had enough of being useful and would like to be picked. Aris know, and have known for weeks.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Aris know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Aris they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Aris, and both men came out saying it was fine.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Aris can pretend not to have heard.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Aris can pretend not to have heard.
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Aris is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
The crowd waited for a goal that never came. AE Kition defended in numbers and left with what they came for, and the two sides could be playing still without troubling a scorer.
4 wins on the spin now, and the question has changed from whether the run ends to who ends it. Confidence like this cannot be bought; it has to be earned exactly this way.
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Aris they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Aris, and both men came out saying it was fine.
3 wins on the spin now, and the question has changed from whether the run ends to who ends it. Confidence like this cannot be bought; it has to be earned exactly this way.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Aris know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Aris have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
The best deals are the ones the accountants never notice. Kalle Hagen arrives at Aris with his wages the only cost and something to prove the only clause.
In brief
The terracesEverybody has an opinion about Yannick Gomis
The terracesThe crowd stays with them
The terracesThe press have found their man in Wes Foderingham
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Aris have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Aris is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
He is the name in every column and on every phone-in, which is a heavy thing to carry at any age. Some footballers thrive on it; others are quietly finished by it.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Aris, and both men came out saying it was fine.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Aris can pretend not to have heard.
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Aris they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Aris, and 1 appearances in 13 say he has earned the hearing.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Aris know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
In brief
The terracesThe press cannot get enough of Veljko Nikolić
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Aris know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
A new face in his position, and Connor Goldson suddenly has to win back what he thought he owned. Aris have promised nothing — clubs rarely do at this stage.
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Aris they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
The shirt still fits. Yuri Gareginyan is back at Aris, and half the ground remembers him in these colours already. Some signings need selling to the town; this one sold itself.
The shirt still fits. Georgios Laifis is back at Aris, and half the ground remembers him in these colours already. Some signings need selling to the town; this one sold itself.
An error at the back is a moment; an error in goal is a goal. Wes Foderingham knows it, the crowd knew it instantly, and there was nobody behind him to make it anything else.
He wheeled away like a man who had been carrying it for months, because he had. Aris have their signing off the mark and one press-conference question retired.
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Aris is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
Matthew Jurman is 38 and has run out of things to prove. What he has left is where to stand, when to slow it down and what to say at half-time, and none of that is on a fitness chart.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Aris can pretend not to have heard.
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Aris is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
The speculation has reached the stands, and the stands have answered. Aris would like this settled before it becomes the only thing anybody asks about.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Aris, and 0 appearances in 5 say he has earned the hearing.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Aris, and both men came out saying it was fine.
The message was aimed at the stands as much as the dressing room: Ross McCausland plays, and the argument is closed until the manager decides otherwise.
Every club in football pays most of what it earns to its players. Paying nearly all of it is a different arrangement, and it has ended the same way every time somebody has tried it.
“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Aris has been clear about where Michalis Theodosiou stands, which is more than many ever get.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Aris, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Aris know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Aris they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
The name of Yacine Bourhane has come up in conversations Aris were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.
“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Aris has been clear about where Yacine Bourhane stands, which is more than many ever get.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Aris know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Aris can pretend not to have heard.
“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Aris has been clear about where Mamadou Sané stands, which is more than many ever get.
The name of Rody Junior Effaghe keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Aris say nothing, which says plenty.
The terraces5 Jun 2028
Supporters make their feelings known about Gédéon Kalulu
The speculation has reached the stands, and the stands have answered. Aris would like this settled before it becomes the only thing anybody asks about.
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Aris they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Aris, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Aris know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
Public backing, and the sort that costs a manager something if it turns out to be wrong. Ryu Yabiku has been told in front of everybody that the shirt is his.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Aris, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Aris know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Aris, and 3 appearances in 46 say he has earned the hearing.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Aris, and both men came out saying it was fine.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Aris can pretend not to have heard.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Aris, and 9 appearances in 46 say he has earned the hearing.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Aris can pretend not to have heard.
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Aris they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Aris know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Aris know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Aris have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Aris, and 3 appearances in 42 say he has earned the hearing.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Aris, and 9 appearances in 42 say he has earned the hearing.
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Aris they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Aris, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Aris know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Aris have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Aris, and 1 appearances in 38 say he has earned the hearing.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Aris, and 9 appearances in 38 say he has earned the hearing.
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Aris they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Aris know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Aris, and both men came out saying it was fine.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Aris have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
The name of Dennis Bakke Gaustad has come up in conversations Aris were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Aris have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Aris they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Aris, and both men came out saying it was fine.
He is the name in every column and on every phone-in, which is a heavy thing to carry at any age. Some footballers thrive on it; others are quietly finished by it.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Aris know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Aris, and both men came out saying it was fine.
A new face in his position, and Rody Junior Effaghe suddenly has to win back what he thought he owned. Aris have promised nothing — clubs rarely do at this stage.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Aris have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
He found out with everybody else, an hour before kick-off, from a sheet of paper on a wall. Nobody at Aris pretended it was anything other than a decision about him.
4 wins on the spin now, and the question has changed from whether the run ends to who ends it. Confidence like this cannot be bought; it has to be earned exactly this way.
The name of Dennis Bakke Gaustad has come up in conversations Aris were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Aris, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Aris they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
3 wins on the spin now, and the question has changed from whether the run ends to who ends it. Confidence like this cannot be bought; it has to be earned exactly this way.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Aris know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Aris can pretend not to have heard.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Aris know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
The best deals are the ones the accountants never notice. Isak Ahl Holmström arrives at Aris with his wages the only cost and something to prove the only clause.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Aris can pretend not to have heard.
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 6 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Aris, and 0 appearances in 26 say he has earned the hearing.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Aris, and 4 appearances in 26 say he has earned the hearing.
He is the name in every column and on every phone-in, which is a heavy thing to carry at any age. Some footballers thrive on it; others are quietly finished by it.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Aris, and both men came out saying it was fine.
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Aris is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
He wheeled away like a man who had been carrying it for months, because he had. Aris have their signing off the mark and one press-conference question retired.
A defender's mistake gets tidied up by somebody else; a goalkeeper's ends up in the net. He knew before the ball crossed the line, and so did everybody in the ground.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Aris know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
In brief
The terracesThe press have found their man in Ross McCausland
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Aris have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 6 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Aris, and 0 appearances in 22 say he has earned the hearing.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Aris can pretend not to have heard.
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Aris is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
A new face in his position, and Alexandr Kokorin suddenly has to win back what he thought he owned. Aris have promised nothing — clubs rarely do at this stage.
He wheeled away like a man who had been carrying it for months, because he had. Aris have their signing off the mark and one press-conference question retired.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Aris know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 8 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Aris, and 0 appearances in 18 say he has earned the hearing.
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Aris is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
Every debut is a small story about the future: Ryu Yabiku, 20 years old, off the academy pitches and into the first team. The parents in the stand will keep the programme.
Ryu Yabiku is 20, and Aris have signed him for the player he will be rather than the one he is. The first team can wait; the point of a deal like this is the years it buys.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Aris, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Aris know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
A shoot-out is remembered by its ending, and this one ends with Wes Foderingham: 1 kept out, and a set of supporters who will describe every one of them for the next twenty years.
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 6 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Aris is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
Shifted about, taken off before the hour, asked to do somebody else's running — Veljko Nikolić has had enough of being useful and would like to be picked. Aris know, and have known for weeks.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Aris have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Aris can pretend not to have heard.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Aris have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Aris, and 0 appearances in 10 say he has earned the hearing.
The crowd waited for a goal that never came. Ethnikos Achnas defended in numbers and left with what they came for, and the two sides could be playing still without troubling a scorer.
The name of Alex Opoku Sarfo has come up in conversations Aris were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.
The shirt still fits. Grigoris Loizou is back at Aris, and half the ground remembers him in these colours already. Some signings need selling to the town; this one sold itself.
He left as a boy and has come back still knowing where the away end is. Most signings have to be explained to a town; this one needed a photograph and nothing else.
He left as a boy and has come back still knowing where the away end is. Most signings have to be explained to a town; this one needed a photograph and nothing else.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Aris have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
The name of Alex Opoku Sarfo has come up in conversations Aris were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Aris, and 0 appearances in 6 say he has earned the hearing.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Aris, and 0 appearances in 6 say he has earned the hearing.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Aris, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Aris know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
Everything was agreed until it was not, and Rody Junior Effaghe reports back to Aris with a summer to forget. Neither club is saying who walked away from the table.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Aris can pretend not to have heard.
The list is a quiet document with a loud meaning. Juan Pablo Salomoni may talk to anybody who asks, and everybody at the club understands what that means.
There is a figure at which a wage bill stops being ambitious and becomes the reason nothing else is possible, and this club has reached it. Nothing is left over for a transfer, a stand or a rainy afternoon.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Aris know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
A new face in his position, and Connor Goldson suddenly has to win back what he thought he owned. Aris have promised nothing — clubs rarely do at this stage.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Aris, and both men came out saying it was fine.
“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Aris has been clear about where Dennis Bakke Gaustad stands, which is more than many ever get.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Aris, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Aris know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
There is a figure at which a wage bill stops being ambitious and becomes the reason nothing else is possible, and this club has reached it. Nothing is left over for a transfer, a stand or a rainy afternoon.
Hugo Pratissoli is 20, and Aris have signed him for the player he will be rather than the one he is. The first team can wait; the point of a deal like this is the years it buys.
“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Aris has been clear about where Danilo Špoljarić stands, which is more than many ever get.
Everything was agreed until it was not, and Yacine Bourhane reports back to Aris with a summer to forget. Neither club is saying who walked away from the table.
“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Aris has been clear about where Johan Osorio stands, which is more than many ever get.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Aris know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
There is a figure at which a wage bill stops being ambitious and becomes the reason nothing else is possible, and this club has reached it. Nothing is left over for a transfer, a stand or a rainy afternoon.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Aris have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Aris have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Aris know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
There is a figure at which a wage bill stops being ambitious and becomes the reason nothing else is possible, and this club has reached it. Nothing is left over for a transfer, a stand or a rainy afternoon.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Aris know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
Public backing, and the sort that costs a manager something if it turns out to be wrong. Veljko Nikolić has been told in front of everybody that the shirt is his.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Aris, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Aris know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
Karim Nekounam is 35 and has run out of things to prove. What he has left is where to stand, when to slow it down and what to say at half-time, and none of that is on a fitness chart.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Aris know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Aris, and both men came out saying it was fine.
There is a figure at which a wage bill stops being ambitious and becomes the reason nothing else is possible, and this club has reached it. Nothing is left over for a transfer, a stand or a rainy afternoon.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Aris know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Aris, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Aris know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Aris know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
Pafos go through and Aris go home, 0-0 the scoreline that did it. The dressing room will call the league the priority now, because that is what dressing rooms say.
1 kept out in the shoot-out, and a stadium that will still be describing them in twenty years. A goalkeeper only needs one of these to be remembered forever.
“I will know when it is time. I am not there yet.” Johan Osorio is 37, with 5 appearances behind him, and Aris will have to plan for whichever answer comes.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Aris, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Every club in football pays most of what it earns to its players. Paying nearly all of it is a different arrangement, and it has ended the same way every time somebody has tried it.
He found out with everybody else, an hour before kick-off, from a sheet of paper on a wall. Nobody at Aris pretended it was anything other than a decision about him.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Aris, and 1 appearances in 5 say he has earned the hearing.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Aris know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
He is the name in every column and on every phone-in, which is a heavy thing to carry at any age. Some footballers thrive on it; others are quietly finished by it.
The fee is $220.0K, the contract is signed, and the argument about whether he is worth it can begin. Paralimni drove a hard bargain; time will say who won it.
A new face in his position, and Wes Foderingham suddenly has to win back what he thought he owned. Aris have promised nothing — clubs rarely do at this stage.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Aris, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Aris spent the window trying to move Edi Semedo on and nobody came. He trains with a squad that has already told him he is not part of it, and both sides now wait for the next one.
There is a figure at which a wage bill stops being ambitious and becomes the reason nothing else is possible, and this club has reached it. Nothing is left over for a transfer, a stand or a rainy afternoon.
Daniel Maxim is 20, and Aris have signed him for the player he will be rather than the one he is. The first team can wait; the point of a deal like this is the years it buys.
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 6 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
A player who expected to start watched it instead. The manager will call it a decision for the team; Johan Osorio will call it something else in private.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Aris, and both men came out saying it was fine.